# $hash{$_} = [ split '||', $hash{$_} ] for keys %hash;
$hash{$_} = [ split /\|\|/, $hash{$_} ] for keys %hash;

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my @by_zip = sort {$hash($a}[-1] <=> $hash{$b}[-1] } keys %hash;
my @by_age = sort {$hash($a}[0] <=> $hash{$b}[0] } keys %hash;
my @by_surname = sort {
    substr($a, rindex($a,' ')) cmp substr($b, rindex($b,' '))
} keys %hash;